Spring Training

[G-Snarls]

I don't believe this game is on TV.

 

You're right

 

Crap

 

OK excited to see.how he fares during the first few weeks and how his stuff looks

[blueballs]

I think Floyd could be starting tomorrow.

 

Dickey is starting then i don't know after that likely Chavez because they are laying off on Estrada for a couple days and Happ pitched Monday. Also Floyd could be in there as well

[G-Snarls]

It's nice to have several guys legitimately competing for rotation spots

 

Depth is good

[BigCecil]

Devon White batted lead off when the Jays won the World Series. Good athlete with great defense and low OBP. It works.

 

/ Buck Martinez

 

Devo's wRC+ in 92 when we first won the WS was.....93. Same as Pillars 2015.

 

His OBP was .303....UG.

[o2cui2i]

pretty sure it's just game day audio.

[Jonn]

We get to listen to competitive walks instead of watch them. Should be interesting. That Chavez trade was pretty f***ing stupid if they put him in the bullpen.

[fireballW]

Pillar leading off, even a spring training game, is giving me an ominous and uneasy feeling.

 

To play devils advocate, Pillar has shown the contact skills to hit for a high enough average in the minors that he could keep his OBP somewhere between respectable to good. Last year was his first full year in the MLB, so some of us are being a bit hard on him. Logically, there is a chance he could hit around .290 and throw up an OBP near .340 which wouldn't be that bad.

 

It's just he does not pass the eye test because he'd take hacks for the fence all the time last year, especially late in games, when he should have been just trying to get on base. He doesn't pass the ear test either, seemingly having a milder version of JPA syndrome, where he seems to think he is the shiz already and doesn't really give the impression he understands that he is not the offensive hero of the team. Guy needs to seem more willing to learn and take on the role of getting on base.

[fireballW]

We get to listen to competitive walks instead of watch them. Should be interesting. That Chavez trade was pretty f***ing stupid if they put him in the bullpen.

 

Mhmmm, AA would be raked over the coals for it.

[KingKat]

It's nice to have several guys legitimately competing for rotation spots

 

Depth is good

 

Last year IIRC we had three guy vying for two spots (Norris, Sanchez and Estrada). This year, Estrada has basically traded places with Hutch on the depth chart and there are 4 guys (Chavez, Sanchez, Danks, Hutch) competing for only one spot.

[King]

Last year IIRC we had three guy vying for two spots (Norris, Sanchez and Estrada). This year, Estrada has basically traded places with Hutch on the depth chart and there are 4 guys (Chavez, Sanchez, Danks, Hutch) competing for only one spot.

 

Danks?

[KingKat]

We get to listen to competitive walks instead of watch them. Should be interesting. That Chavez trade was pretty f***ing stupid if they put him in the bullpen.

 

Would you say the Lind trade was stupid because Estrada was put in the bullpen (which he was)? Chavez's value as a guy who can make starts doesn't disappear if he starts the season in the bullpen. That won't determine whether or not it was a stupid trade.

[KingKat]

Danks?

 

Sorry, I meant good John Danks, i.e., Gavin floyd not bad Gavin Floyd, i.e. John Danks.

[Sammy225]

Apparently a pretty solid outing by Dick, Weak blooper for a double and a check swing hit into RF was the cause of the run. No Sanchez turn

[jaysfan2014]

Sanchez so far:

1.0IP, 2H, 2K.

[Angrioter]

Sanchez so far:

1.0IP, 2H, 2K.

 

18K/9

0BB/9

100% GB rate

[G-Snarls]

18K/9

0BB/9

100% GB rate

 

Sweet

 

SP5

[King]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 24s24 seconds ago

Aaron Altherr hits a mammoth HR off Sanchez in an otherwise spotless top4. #Bluejays trail #Phillies 2-0. #Jays

[Sammy225]

The Good From Sanchez:

 

3Ks, 0BB only 1Flyball

 

The bad:

 

The Fly Ball was a bomb lol

[Daniel Labude]

I really think Sanchez will be a vastly better pitcher this season and will win the 5th spot

[Sammy225]

Just a heads up JD was hit by the pitch somewhere then taken out of the game.. Thats all i have a i am scared

[Angrioter]

The Good From Sanchez:

 

3Ks, 0BB only 1Flyball

 

The bad:

 

The Fly Ball was a bomb lol

 

s***** changeup

[Sammy225]

P.S Thole caught for Dickey and never got a chance to Bat as he was taken out before his first P.A

[Cyborg]

P.S Thole caught for Dickey and never got a chance to Bat as he was taken out before his first P.A

I think it was intentional and why he batted 9th.

[intentional wok]

Just a heads up JD was hit by the pitch somewhere then taken out of the game.. Thats all i have a i am scared

 

Rib shot. Would have come out anyway. Most guys are coming out at this point.

[Cyborg]

Goins with a triple off the wall with his new leg kick.

[Sammy225]

Goins with a triple off the wall with his new leg kick.

 

After Barnys performance yesterday he has to start racking lol

[Sammy225]

Dom Brown with and RBI single

[Angrioter]

Dom Brown with and RBI single

 

Nah. Infield-in single. He suxx

[G-Snarls]

Goins with a triple off the wall with his new leg kick.

 

Now we have WWAAAYYY too many "middle of the order" bats

 

Dammit

[Trouba95]

Is this not on MLB Network?